Lunch-carrier for automobiles.



C. D. UPDEGRAFF.

LUNCH CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9. I916.

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LUNCH CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-9.1916.

1,240,391, Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

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APPLICATION H LED DEC. 9. 1916. 1,240,391 PatentedSept. 18, 1917.

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INVENTOR Wanna Zip FQ raH- ATTORNEYS CHARLES D. UPDEGRAFF, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR. 0F ONE-HALF TO JOHN A. BERNARD, 0F PORTLAND, OIEtIEK'JrOFF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

LUNCH-CARRIER FOR, AUTOMOBILES.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

Application filed December 9, 1916. Serial No. 135,977.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. UPDE- GRAFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Lunch-Carrier for Automobiles, of which the following is a specifica tion.'

My invention has reference to that class of portable and collapsible luncheon carriers and tables that are particularly designed for being mounted upon the automobile, and my said in'vention primarily has for its object to provide an. attachment of the character stated, for automobiles, of a simple and economical construction, that can be conveniently and securely mounted upon the running board of the automobile, in which the.

parts, though compactly arranged, are adapted for carrying a large assortment of food stuffs and in which the difierent drawers or compartments may bereadily pulled or swung .outin convenient relation .to the table, which in my construction forms the closure member for the entire box when the parts are at their collapsed or closed position.

Another object of my invention is the provision, in a lunch box or' carrier, of a simple and improved means for rigidly supporting the food stufi holding drawers and in such position that convenient access is had to the articles contained in the said drawers.

With other objects in view which willhereinafter appear, my invention is a lunch box or carrier that embodies the peculiar I specifically pointed out in the appended claimsand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in wh1ch:

Figure l vis aperspectlve view that illustrates-my invention as applied to an automobile. I

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box' or carrier, the'table leaf or front cover being shown down, and one of the upper drawers pulledpartly out, one of the lower drawers being also shown as swung outwardly.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of thebox, the drawers, and'the front cover or table memher being at the closed position.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section ofone of'the 'upperdrawers takenpractically on the l ne 4,-4 on Fig. 7.

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 55 on Fig. 7 the drawer being shown at the pulled out position.

Fig. 6 is a cross section taken on the line 66 on Fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is an inverted plan view of a set of drawers, one of the drawers being shown at the closed position, and the other at the extended or open. position.

Fig.8 is a detail cross section on the line 88 on Fig. 7. I

Fig. 9 is a detail view that illustrates one of the slotted guide plates and the link member that cooperates therewith.

Fig. 10 is a detail view of one of the link supporting brackets.

,Fig. 11 is a similar view of one of the brackets with which the link member pivotally connects, and j Fig. 12 is'a detail sectional view of a portion of the invention. I

In carrying out my invention, I form the body of the box or carrier in the nature of a casing that consists of the ends 1, a center partition 2 that divides the easing into two compartments, a back wall 3, a top 5, and a bottom 4, the outer edge of which at the opposite ends thereof has recesses to receive vided with a lateral extension 61 having an aperture 62 for receiving screw bolts 63 that secure the entire casing or carrier rigidly upon the automobile body, preferably on the running board, as is clearly shown in. Fig. 1.

The casing front includes a solid closure portion 7 at the lower end and a cover 8 that is hingedly connected at the lower end, as at 70, to the upper edge of the solid closure member 7.

99 designate toggle links that connect to the cover 8 and with the vertically recessed or grooved front edges 80 of the casing ends- 11, the connection of the said links with the cover 8 andjthe casing, being such that when the cover is swung up to the'closed position, the links fold up into the grooves 80,'as shown. I

Each of the upper or deep drawers 1 5 has grooves 12 in the underface of the bottom thereof, which extend from approximately the center of the ends to approximately, the center of the front edge, as is best shown in Figs. 7 and 8, by reference 10 to which it will be seen a slotted guide plate 13is secured over each groove 12 by countersunk screws 14. '1

The slot 13 in the plate 13 extends through one end of the plate and is'of less' 15 width" than the groove"1'2,'and in the slots of the said plates 13 ride the studs 15 whose enlarged ends, orhe'ads 15 travel in the grooves 12. V 'The'studs 15 referred to are formed on one end of the link members 16,'the' other ends of which are pivotally joined, by rivet connections, to brackets 1 717 secured to the opposite' ends of the casing space in which the drawerislides. i

1818 indicatebearing' brackets, one of which is secured to each of the opposite ends of the casing and locatedin advance of the respective brackets 1 7 and the inwardly extended or horizontal bearings 18 of the said brackets 18 have their outer end inclineddo'wnwardly to facilitate riding the links 16 onto the top of the said bearings 18 18 when the drawer is pulled out, as in Fig.8,it'being understood that when the drawer is pulled out, as shown, the bearings 18 serve as a'leverage to relieve the brackets 17'17 to which the links are secured, and furthermore, prevent the drawers from fall ing when pulled out to theirlim'it. 40 'The brackets18also act as supports for the drawer after' the links move off the said brackets, when pushing the said drawer back to'the closed position." i

'By arranging the'dr'aw'ers in tiers, when the cover 7' is down, as shown in Fig. 2, any one or all of the top drawers 10 may be pulled out and readily sustained at their pulled out positionby the link members 16, it being also understood that by swingingou't,

either'of the hinged drawers 11, access may be readily had to the compartments 0 inthe bottom of the casing and, since the drawers 11,when swung out, rest on the'cove'r '7', the hinges ll for' the drawers 11' are relieved of the strain of supporting the said drawers- 11, when swung out;

Fromthe' foregoing description taken in" cover at the horizontal plane of the upper "5 structure may be made without departing from my invention as expressed in the appended claims. 7 r I "What I claim is:

1. A luncheon carrier comprising a casing having a compartment in the lower end and a side opening above the said compartment, ahinged drop cover for closing the said side opening, means for sustaining the said drop edge of the front side of the said c on1partment, a drawer lo'c'ated'jover the aforesaid compartment and which forms a top closure for the said compartment, and means for hing'ing the said drawer to swing outwardly to rest on the hinged drop cover, whereby to give access to the said compartment 2. Ina carrier of the character "stated, the combination with a casing, a drawer slid ably mounted therein, the said drawer ha'ving a pair of oppositely disposed diagonally positioned guides on the bottomthereof, a pair ofopposite' links, each of saidlinks beinghinged at the inner end tothe adja-' cent inner end'of the casing and having'90 the outer end" slidably engaging its respe'c tive diagonal guide on' 'the drawer bottom, and brackets projected 'inwar'dly'from the casing ends that form rests"forthe drawer when pushed in andrests for the links when the drawer is. pulled out; 3. In a carrier of the character stated, the combinationwith an'open front casing, of" a drawer slidable in the casing, said drawer having a pair of oppositely disposed diag onal grooves that extend from"approx1; mately the center "of the drawer front to approximately the center of the drawer ends, a pair of links, the said links being'hinged I at their inner. ends to their respective adj a-" cent ends of the casing, each of thesaid links having a headed stud for engaging their respective diagonal grooves in the drawer bottom, and means on the drawer bottom for holdingtheheaded studs in the grooves, I 4. In a carrier of the character stated, the combination with an open front casing, of adra'wer slidable 'inthe casing, saiddrawer having a pair of ,oppositelydijsposed diag- 11 onal grooves that extend from approximately the center of the 'drawer front to approximately the center of the drawer'ends, a pair of links, the said links being hinged at their inner ends to their respective ad '120 jacent ends of the casing, each of the said links having 'headedstud for engaging their respective diagonal grooves-"in the drawer bottom, and means on the drawer bottom for-holding theheaded studs in the grooves, "and brackets projected inwardly from the casing ends on which'the linl is rideopening position.

*5; I'n'a carrier of the-characterjstated, the1 and rest whenthe drawer is "pul'led"to the combination with an open front easing, of ing of a less width than the grooves in the a drawer shdable in the casing, the said drawer bottom, a link hinged to each caslng 1o drawer having a pan of OPPOSltQly'ClISPOSGd end, each of the said links havlng a headed diagonal grooves that extend from the ends stud for engaging the groove and the slot at of the drawer to the front edge, longituditheir respective ends of the drawer, and

nally slotted plates mounted over the said means on the casing for sustaining the grooves, the slots in each of the said plates drawer when pulled out. 1 extending through one end thereof and be- CHARLES D. UPDEGRAFF.

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